My dissertation research considers the nature of information-organizing practices in collaborative online environments, using Wikipedia as a case study in emergent classifications. My interests in various forms of info/knowledge representation are grounded in my professional experience with traditional library cataloging. I am passionate about the potential of digital libraries to engage users in the evolving metadata ecology of the 21st century: harnessing the power of people to collaboratively organize information in ways that are meaningful and not simply algorithmic.

Curriculum Vitae — pimentel@syr.edu